Our latest installment covers the last two weeks or so of Winter League action, including perhaps reason to worry about Alexander Guerrero‘s readiness.

The lack of updates goes hand-in-hand with the lack of relevant prospects still playing.

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Dominican Winter League

Alexander Guerrero – 2B

Guerrero has reached safely in just six of his last 22 plate appearances with a pair of doubles. While he hasn’t swung the bat well, he has been healthy during that stretch and has at least been able to get some reps in.

Second base in 2014 is still his job to lose, but the Dodgers can’t feel especially confident about not having a backup plan at the moment.

Angel Castro – RHP

Castro threw seven strong innings in his last outing, fanning six while allowing two unearned runs and ten baserunners.

Venezuelan Winter League

Jamie Romak – OF

Romak is hitting .250/.348/.350/.698 over his last ten contests, with two extra-base hits and a 16:5 K:BB mark.

Gordon’s time in the DWL has come to an end, as he last played a week ago and has returned stateside. His final line comes in at .348/.412/.370/.782. With a couple of utility guys having left via free agency, the Dodgers will be giving Dee every chance in the world to build on his winter success in the spring and lock down one of the many open bench spots.

Angel Castro – RHP

Castro put forth another impressive performance, fanning five while walking one and yielding nine hits over seven innings of one-run ball.

Venezuelan Winter League

Joc Pederson – CF

Joc has finished up his VWL stint, according to the man himself. He reached base in six of his last 12 plate appearances over his final four games, including a 3-for-3 effort. Joc’s final slash line: .255/.439/.473/.912 with 13 extra-base hits in 34 games and a 42:36 K:BB mark.

Nick Buss – OF

Buss reached in nine of his last 16 trips to the dish, including three straight two-hit showings. His overall performance is now at a solid .302/.348/.465/.813.

Chris Reed – LHP

Reed’s most recent start was his easily his best in Venezuela. The southpaw allowed no runs over six frames of four-baserunner ball, whiffing six against just one free pass. I’m a lot more pessimistic than most regarding expectations for Reed moving forward, as I see him as a peripheral trade piece or bullpen arm going forward.

Mexican Winter League

Luis Cruz – IF

Cruz continued his hot MWL showing, reaching safely in half of his 18 plate appearances. He notched three walks against one strikeout while also having himself a three-hit night.

Juan Noriega – RHP

Juan pitched three scoreless innings this past week, keeping every opponent off of the bases while striking out one.

Puerto Rican Winter League

Juan Silva – OF

Silva reached safely in 10 of 20 trips to the dish, drawing five walks in five games this week. He’s hitting a robust .353/.500/.441/.941 through 14 games in Puerto Rico.

Jan Vazquez – C

Vazquez only made it into two games but made the most of his seven plate appearances, reaching safely four times. He drew three walks and hit his second homer of the winter.

Osvaldo Martinez – 3B

Osvaldo had five hits and a walk in three games, reaching base safely in each contest.

Andres Santiago – RHP

Santiago came in from the pen once this week, pitching four innings while fanning four and allowing four hits.

The big news this week is the promotion of top prospect Corey Seager from Low-A Great Lakes to High-A Rancho Cucamonga. Seager absolutely killed Low-A pitching, hitting .309/.389/.529/.918 with a .410 wOBA and 153 wRC+.

He did that as a 19-year-old. The sky’s the limit.

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Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes (2-5 & 3-3)

Player Of The Week – 7/29

Scott Van Slyke – 1B

.429/.500/1.000/1.500, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 3 Runs, 1 2B, 1 BB, 3 K

SVS only played in two games this week before being recalled to the bigs, but he made the most of his eight plate appearances and was the driving force behind the Topes only two victories of the week.

Pitcher Of The Week – 7/29

Matt Magill – RHP

12 IP, 1 Run, 6 Hits, 15 K, 6 BB

Magill gets the nod on the strength of two fantastic starts, as he continues to bounce back very nicely from injury. Honorable mention to Matt Palmer, who fanned eight over six innings of two-run (1 ER) ball.

Player Of The Week – 8/05

Scott Van Slyke – 1B

.500/.625/1.000/1.625, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 3 Runs, 4 BB, 3 K

Van Slyke gets the nod once again for another outstanding week in Albuquerque. SVS has clearly proven he can do it all offensively in AAA, and it’s about time he has a permanent spot on the bench and splits time with Andre Ethier in L.A. as a platoon partner.

Pitcher Of The Week – 8/05

Jonathan Sanchez – LHP

6 IP, 1 Run, 8 Hits, 8 K, 2 BB

Yeah, that Jonathan Sanchez. The former Giant, who once upon a time threw a no-hitter, had his second-best start with the Topes since being signed by the Dodgers. Could he see The Show when rosters expand? Sure. Do I want him to? No.

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Double-A Chattanooga Lookouts (0-7 & 2-5)

Player Of The Week – 7/29

Osvaldo Martinez – 3B

.333/.360/.458/.818, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 1 Run, 1 BB, 0 K, 1 SB

The 25-year-old, who has struggled against Double-A pitching this season, stood out in an atrocious week for the Lookouts and their bats.

Pitcher Of The Week – 7/29

Zach Lee – RHP

5 IP, 2 Runs, 5 Hits, 6 K, 0 BB

Lee continues to excel in his first full season in Chattanooga. With a FIP of 3.24, over 8 Ks per nine, and just over two free passes per nine, Lee has cemented himself as the top prospect we all thought him to be after he was drafted.

Player Of The Week – 8/05

Angelo Songco – 1B

.375/.412/.625/1.037, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 1 Run, 1 2B, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 SB

Songco edges out Rafael Ynoa (.292/.485/.500/.985, 1 HR, 9 BB). Double-A has been a real struggle for Angelo in 2013, but perhaps this week can get him on the right track.

Pitcher Of The Week – 8/05

Zach Lee – RHP

11 IP, 2 Runs, 6 Hits, 10 K, 2 BB

Lee takes the honor again, as he had his swing-and-miss stuff working and limited baserunners.

A number of Quakes had fine offensive weeks, with Coyle getting a slight edge for slugging nearly .850 while reaching base safely in almost half of his plate appearances.

Pitcher Of The Week – 7/29

Gustavo Gomez – RHP

6 IP, 2 Runs, 8 Hits, 6 K, 4 BB

Quakes pitchers this week were … not good, to say the least. Gomez allowed far too many baserunners, but limited the ensuing damage, so he gets the nod. The 22-year-old has missed bats with Rancho, but has also given away too many free passes while generally getting lit-up.

Jacobs absolutely demolished the baseball this week. He hit for insane power, got on-base in over half of his plate appearances, and even stole a couple of bags for good measure.

The soon-to-be 25-year-old is crazy old for the league, but he’s been killing High-A pitching after struggling mightily with AA arms and being sent down earlier in the season.

Pitcher Of The Week – 8/05

Lindsey Caughel – RHP

13.2 IP, 6 Runs (5 ER), 12 Hits, 13 K, 3 BB

Caughel put forth another fantastic start, in addition to a solid one, in what has been a tremendous run through his first taste of High-A. Caughel has displayed phenomenal control throughout his two-year professional career.

The recently-signed Edwin Carl earns a mention as well, as he made his Dodger debut and missed bat after bat in two relief appearances (3.2 IP, 1 Run, 2 Hits, 9 K, 4 BB).

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Low-A Great Lakes Loons (4-2 & 4-3)

Player Of The Week – 7/29

Corey Seager – SS

.462/.588/1.308/1.896, 3 HR, 7 RBI, 3 Runs, 2 2B, 3 BB, 2 K

That’s Seager’s line in just four games. Yeah, a promotion was most certainly in order.

Pitcher Of The Week – 7/29

Tom Windle – LHP

7.2 IP, 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 11 K, 5 BB

Though Windle’s second start was less than stellar, his first start was fantastic and he missed enough bats in the second one to merit this spot.

Player Of The Week – 8/05

Kevin Taylor – 2B

.368/.429/.632/1.060, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 3 Runs, 1 3B, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 SB

The 22-year-old doesn’t hit for a lot of power but has displayed excellent command of the strike zone with Great Lakes in 2013 and has improved upon his 2012 Midwest League numbers.

Pitcher Of The Week – 8/05

Miguel Sulbaran – LHP

4 IP, 1 Run, 2 Hits, 5 K, 1 BB

The 19-year-old out of Venezuela just edged out Windle for the spot. The southpaw is faring much better in his second stint in the Midwest League.

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Ogden Raptors (5-2 & 2-5)

Player Of The Week – 7/29

Jacob Scavuzzo – OF

.350/.417/.800/1.217, 2 HR, 9 RBI, 6 Runs, 1 3B, 1 2B, 3 BB, 2 K

A number of Raptors had excellent offensive weeks, but Scavuzzo gets the glory for his .800 SLG and the fact that he had less batted ball luck than the other Ogden players up for consideration.

Pitcher Of The Week – 7/29

Zachary Bird – RHP

6 IP, 0 Runs, 6 Hits, 9 K, 2 BB

The righty, who turned 19 last month, has the stuff and ability to be a middle of the rotation guy and generate swings-and-misses, but he’s thus far struggled to keep guys off base. Perhaps, though, this start is a sign of things to come, as his last handful of starts have been much better across all fronts.

Player Of The Week – 8/05

Jesus Valdez – 1B/DH

.400/.455/.650/1.105, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 4 Runs, 2 2B, 2 BB, 5 K

After struggling in Great Lakes to open the season, Valdez, the 21-year-old Oxnard native, has found success in Ogden, hitting for power and showing solid plate discipline. He’s somewhat old for the league, so he’ll need to show immediate improvement when the Dodgers promote him.

The 22-year-old Dominican has displayed excellent plate discipline and great instincts on the basepaths in 2013. Faustino has played like what we hoped Dee Gordon would play like.

Pitcher Of The Week – 7/29

Abdiel Velasquez – RHP

5 IP, 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 5 K, 1 BB

The 20-year-old Panamanian has put up excellent peripherals in 2013, striking out a batter per inning while posting a K:BB ratio of 3:1. His season has been Chris Capuano-esque, with good outings followed by bad outings and the cycle continually repeating.

Player Of The Week – 8/05

Josh Henderson – OF

.375/.421/.688/1.109, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 4 Runs, 2 2B, 2 BB, 3 K

The club’s 16th-round pick in 2012, the 19-year-old outfielder has had an excellent and much-improved campaign in the Arizona League, though it’s only been 16 games so far this year.

Pitcher Of The Week – 8/05

Jose De Leon – RHP

5 IP, 0 Runs, 3 Hits, 10 K, 0 BB

The AZL Dodgers had three pitchers deserving of this spot, and De Leon gets it because he not only had the best start of the three this week, but he was the only one of the troika to get just one start.

JLJ, who will turn 21 later this year, laced ‘em up at second, third, and short en route to a monster week. He’s shown a good eye at the dish this year, and solid skills on the bases, making up for the fact that he’s never going to hit for power.

Pitcher Of The Week – 7/29

Kevin Guzman – RHP

8 IP, 1 Run (0 ER), 4 Hits, 9 K, 1 BB

The 18-year-old out of Venezuela, who was signed earlier this year, has been tremendous in his debut season, displaying an excellent command of the strike zone and swing-and-miss stuff.

Player Of The Week – 8/05

Ibandel Isabel – OF/DH

.308/.471/.538/1.009, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 Runs, 4 BB, 4 K

Isabel continues his stellar start as a pro, hitting for power and getting on-base at excellent clips, especially considering he’s all of 18 years old.

Pitcher Of The Week – 8/05

Wellington Serrano – LHP

9 IP, 3 Runs (2 ER), 8 Hits, 6 K, 3 BB

Serrano toed the rubber twice this week and continues the strong start to his professional career. Not even 19, the southpaw has thrown just under 50 innings.

There’s no Julio Urias appearance this week, but some other quality prospects made the list, including Ross Stripling. Also, the two of the Dodgers‘ short-season leagues began play last week (Pioneer League and Arizona Rookie League).

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Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes (5-2 & 4-4)

Player Of The Week – 6/10

Matt Wallach – C

.409/.519/.682/1.201, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 4 R, 5 BB, 3 K

Tim’s son takes this week’s honors with a nice offensive showing for the ‘Topes. He’s bounced around between Double-A and Triple-A, but should, in theory, remain in Albuquerque the rest of the season.

Player Of The Week – 6/17

Nick Buss – OF

.379/.424/.690/1.114, 6 RBI, 5 2B, 2 3B, 7 R, 2 SB, 3 BB, 6 K

Buss, the former USC product, has been a consistent performer for the Isotopes this season, and had himself a pretty good week.

Pitcher Of The Week – 6/10

Blake Johnson – RHP

5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K

Johnson continued his consistent season with a nice showing for the ‘Topes. With Matt Magill back in town, he’s the defacto ace of the team, but Johnson isn’t far behind. It’s too bad he’s already 28 years old.

Pitcher Of The Week – 6/17

Red Patterson – RHP

6 2/3 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K

Patterson made two appearances (one start, one relief appearance) and is proving to be a solid all-around pitcher for the Isotopes this season.

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Double-A Chattanooga Lookouts (3-3 & 4-2)

Player Of The Week – 6/10

Brian Cavazos-Galvez – OF

.353/.353/.588/.941, 1 HR, 7 RBI, 1 2B, 2 R, 2 K

Cavazos-Galvez has stepped in for Yasiel Puig, and has done so quite admirably. The 26-year-old has an .825 OPS in 52 games with the Lookouts this season.

Player Of The Week – 6/17

Osvaldo Martinez – IF

.533/.611/.800/1.411, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 2B, 2 R, 2 BB, 1 K

Martinez was acquired last year from the White Sox and has bounced between Double-A and Triple-A. He’s no more than organizational depth.

Pitcher Of The Week – 6/10

Duke Von Schamann – RHP

12 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 14 K

It took the Southern League Pitcher Of The Week to keep Chris Reed from claiming this spot for the second time in three weeks. Von Schamann had quite the week for the Lookouts, as the big league club contemplates recalling Zach Lee before season’s end.

Pitcher Of The Week – 6/17

Ross Stripling – RHP

12 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 12 K

Stripling’s strong season continues, and he’s quickly challenging Zach Lee for the title of Lookouts’ ace. The 2012 fifth-round pick has performed much better than anyone expected.

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High-A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes (1-6 & 0-4)

Player Of The Week – 6/10

Jonathan Garcia – OF

.560/.577/1.160/1.737, 3 HR, 11 RBI, 2 2B, 2 3B, 5 R, 3 SB, 1 BB, 6 K

Garcia had one of the best weeks any Dodger prospect has had this season, and it earned him California League Player Of The Week honors.

Player Of The Week – 6/17

Darnell Sweeney – SS

.353/.389/.481/.859, 1 RBI, 1 3B, 3 R, 1 SB, 1 BB, 5 K

Sweeney had the best of the short week for the Quakes, as they were coming off the Cal League’s All-Star Game. He’s hit mostly leadoff for the team, and should face the same test next season in Double-A.

Pitcher Of The Week – 6/10

Pedro Baez – RHP

3 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K

Not much pitching for the Quakes during this week, hence the honor going to Baez. He’s made a nice transition from third base to the bullpen, but it’s nothing like the Kenley Jansen transition a few years ago.

Pitcher Of The Week – 6/17

Jarret Martin – LHP

5 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 8 K

This was Martin’s second start of the season in which he didn’t walk a batter — something he previously said he had never done in his baseball career. Well, now he can say he’s done it twice.

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Low-A Great Lakes Loons (5-3 & 3-1)

Player Of The Week – 6/10

Leo Rodriguez – 3B

.414/.500/.414/.914, 4 RBI, 4 R, 4 BB, 3 K

Despite hitting all singles (12), Rodriguez was the best hitter for the Loons during this week. He’s had a nice season as a utility infielder for the Loons, and he filled in for Corey Seager when he was on the disabled list.

Player Of The Week – 6/17

Corey Seager – SS

.467/.500/1.200/1.700, 3 HR, 8 RBI, 2 2B, 1 BB, 3 K

Seager, who hadn’t played since June 9 prior to this week (MWL also had its All-Star break), returned with a bang. He had a multi-homer game and tacked on another homer for good measure. He’s starting to heat up after what could be considered a slow start. However, he’s just 19 years old and is more than holding his own.

Pitcher Of The Week – 6/10

Miguel Sulbaran – LHP

6 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 5 K

Sulbaran is eerily similar in stature to Urias, but the Venezuelan native isn’t as talented. Still, he’s holding his own as a 19-year-old in the Midwest League, pitching in the rotation and out of the bullpen.

Pitcher Of The Week – 6/17

Arismendy Ozoria – RHP

2 1/3 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K

Ozoria has struggled this season, but he had a nice week, striking out five of the seven batters he faced.

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Ogden Raptors (2-2)

Player Of The Week – 6/17

Kyle Farmer – C

.444/.444/1.000/1.444, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 3 R, 0 BB, 1 K

The 2013 eighth-round pick had himself quite the debut week, albeit a small sample. He’s making the transition from college middle infielder to professional catcher, so anything he provides offensively is just gravy.

Pitcher Of The Week – 6/17

Victor Araujo – RHP

6 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K

This performance would be more impressive if Araujo weren’t already 23.3 years old. He’s quite old for the Pioneer League, but should provide the Raptors with some stability.

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Arizona League Dodgers (2-4)

Player Of The Week – 6/17

Justin Chigbogu – 1B

.353/.389/.765/.1.154, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 1 2B, 5 R, 0 BB, 8 K

The Dodgers’ fourth-rounder in 2012, Chigbogu had himself a nice debut week in Arizona. As a high school draftee, he’s age-appropriate for the league. He made 11 outs this week, eight of which were strikeouts. That’s something to keep an eye on going forward for the Ryan Howard-clone.

Pitcher Of The Week – 6/17

Pablo Gonzalez – RHP

5 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 4 K

At 22 years old, Gonzalez is facing mostly teenagers in the Arizona League, so anything he does should be taken with a grain of salt. But he had a nice 2013 debut.

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Dominican Summer League Dodgers (2-4)

Player Of The Week – 6/10

Jose Luis Javier – 3B/2B

.500/.550/.778/1.328, 5 RBI, 1 2B, 2 3B, 3 R, 2 BB, 5 K

Javier was the team’s best hitter for the second consecutive week, but he isn’t much of a prospect.

Player Of The Week – 6/17

Luis Rodriguez – C

.429/.529/.786/1.315, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 2B, 3 R, 3 BB, 2 K

The 18-year-old is bordering on too old for the league, but he had a nice week nonetheless. He could get promoted to Arizona if he continues to perform.

Pitcher Of The Week – 6/10

Francisco Martinez – RHP

6 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K

The 21-year-old had a nice outing for the DSL Dodgers this week. Admittedly, I don’t know a lick about him, but he’s old for the DSL at 21.

Pitcher Of The Week – 6/17

Hector Rodriguez – RHP

7 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 6 K

Rodriguez made two short starts for the DSL club this week. If you combine them, it looks like he had one really solid start. The 18-year-old could be someone to watch in the Dominican.

The Dodgers have sent a lot of guys to play in winter ball following the conclusion of the Arizona Fall League. They are well represented in the Caribbean Winter Leagues and it’s nice to see some guys getting consistent playing time.